mwilliams62
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Our library has very little on Saltwater fishes. I have been checking books out over there already. Nothing for clownfish breeding here at our libraries.
Batch #13
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saltyjo
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Mary, I am sorry for your loss I do know how you feel. When I had one little clown fish make it 3 months the heater in the tank crapped out and cooked the tank and I lost him. I did cry for a while I might add. I have had loss after loss. One thing that I have to say is that each batch I have taken notes and learned from some mistakes I have made.
Ernie mentioned using filtered light. From my experience he is right. I also diffuse my light for about 5 days. I use paper towel and layer it 5 layers, each day I remove 1 layer. I also have been keeping the light on 24 hours for the first 4 days. So they get very dim light constantly until I am sure they know how to hunt for food. Day 5 when the get full light they get a night cycle. This seemed to really work for me this batch.
I also have a copy of Wilkersons book and I got it off Ebay for about 25.00 a year ago. For me it has been useful but I really owe most of what I have learned to people on here!
mwilliams62
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Thanks. So question here do I cover the light instead of over the tank like I have been doing?? I use three sheets of paper I cover the tank 24 hrs after they hatched so should I try for 48 hours instead?
saltyjo
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I have a top that came with the tank and my light sits on top of it. In between I place the layers of paper towel. This keeps the light dim inside the tank. I take away one sheet of paper towel so that daily, the light gets gradually brighter. From what I read they are sensitive to light, in the first couple of days you dont want the light too bright, but if you keep it dim for too long they can starve. So you just really have to find that fine line between just enough with out having too much light over them.
